We’re pleased to announce the first batch of Gaggenau BIM has landed at BIMstop as a result of our recent partnership with the “sophisticated product designer”. We’re excited to have Gaggenau on board and with even more BIM currently under development this isn’t going to be the only time you irrationally jump for joy over… Read more
This video displays superbly what BIM can do to help the interior design industry. BIM is for more than just the AEC industry, interior designers are also using BIM to showcase their ideas to their clients. BIMstop is definitely on board this trend; we have various interior items in our library such as Miele appliances,… Read more
Barrington Arch is proud to announce that we were a finalist in the Deloitte Fast 50 Rising Star Awards announced last night (November 9). Coming first equal for the Canterbury/South Island. The Rising Star Awards are for businesses which do not qualify for the 2011 Deloitte Fast 50, but are recognised as early-stage, innovative, high-potential… Read more
AkzoNobel are running a contest where by you can buy and name one of their colours, with all money raised going to UNICEF. It’s a great cause so we couldn’t resist! Check out our colour named “Barrington” here: www.ownacolour.com/#ae1515
A huge part of running any company is marketing and it’s a topic I study constantly; how companies are positioning themselves and how they communicate their products. I recently read an article that talked a lot about marketing fads vs trends. By focussing on trends you can build much stronger businesses, but they are harder… Read more
Here’s some of the latest images of Apple’s new mothership, designed by Foster + Partners. I wondered if they have managed to convert Foster’s over to macs yet?
Rock star Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, has recently revealed a proposed new cardboard cathedral for Christchurch. The actual Christchurch Cathedral suffered quite badly in the recent earthquakes. This proposed cardboard cathedral has had mixed reviews from locals, what are your thoughts?
Below is what is set to be the world’s next tallest building – the Kingdom Tower. The tower is designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture and when/if built is set to be the world’s tallest building about 1000+m in total. It will be located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, near the Red Sea. This… Read more
I wonder what 3d modeling software they used to design and document this?! Below is a video of the new so-called Takabisha [JP] roller coaster. It accelerates to 100 km/h, has a 43m drop and a 121-degree freefall. Making it the world’s steepest roller coaster.
We get asked a lot of BIM (building information modeling) questions, it’s a tricky topic and can get confusing. To help with this over the next few weeks we’ll be uploading a lot of the most asked BIM questions. Do you have a BIM related question? Feel free to leave it in the comments below.
